# Materials and Process Engineer II at Varda

- Company: Varda
- What the company does: Expanding the economic bounds of humankind with the world's first orbital manufacturing & reentry platform. Backed by General Catalyst, Khosla and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://varda.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: El Segundo, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $173K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply by: 2026-12-20
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vardaspace/jobs/8197068003?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/varda-materials-and-process-engineer-ii/

## About the role

As a Materials and Process Engineer II at Varda, you will have the opportunity to apply your materials science fundamentals to the special processes that protect and build our reentry vehicles. This role supports the development, qualification, and control of processes for flight hardware, including ablative and thermal protection systems (TPS), coatings, polymers, composites, adhesives, wet chemical processing, and metallic structures. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- B.S. in Materials Science, Mechanical, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering, or similar, or demonstrated equivalent experience and expertise
- 1+ years of materials, process, or manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace or another high-reliability industry
- Expertise in materials science (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites) and their failure modes, corrosion mechanisms, and basic chemistry (acid-base reactions, pH, material compatibility with process chemicals)
- Expertise in basic statistics (descriptive statistics, distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression)
- Expertise reading engineering drawings, material specifications, and test reports, with strong first-principles problem solving to diagnose process defects and drive corrective action
- Experience working safely with process chemicals, including acids, bases, and solvents, using proper PPE and handling procedures

Tags: Manufacturing Engineering

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